Will I still receive EI benefits if I go to school full time?

I just recently been terminated from my previous employer and I will be receiving my termination pay shortly as he fired me without just cause and without 3 weeks notification.

Anyways, I already applied for EI .. and was wondering will I still get EI benefits if I am going to school full time? Because I have worked consecutively for the past 3 years every week 30-35hrs while going to school sept - april and 40-50hrs may - aug.

I spoke with the lady from service canada over the phone and she said I would need to speak with someone when I find out how many hours and what days, I will be in school for. I would like to know if I can plan my school schedule around a timetable that will still allow me to get my full benefits.

I am considering doing part-time/online classes as well if it could help my situation. Service Canada didn't give me much help or tips, they just said you cannot receive any benefits while you are in school full time because you will be unable to work which is foolish because I was working full time while going to school full time.

You've put in the work hours to qualify you for EI. It should be irrelevant WHAT you're going to be doing once you stop working (whether fired, or resigned, or layed off or whatever), point is-you qualify-> You get EI.

Now I'm curious of course, if you're going to be a full-time student, maybe you'd qualify for more OSAP? Is that at all plausible?

You've put in the work hours to qualify you for EI. It should be irrelevant WHAT you're going to be doing once you stop working (whether fired, or resigned, or layed off or whatever), point is-you qualify-> You get EI.

Now I'm curious of course, if you're going to be a full-time student, maybe you'd qualify for more OSAP? Is that at all plausible?

Very Intrigued.

It does matter what your doing. You have to ready, willing and capable of working or looking for work ---that's part of qualifying for benefits.

you say you were terminated, you dont get EI when your fired. What does the record of employent say for your dismissal. if it says terminated, your gonna have a hard time getting anything.

I was terminated from a job after the owner gave the shifts to thier son. I couldnt get anything because the ROE said terminated, not laid off.

On my ROE, it says dismissal without anything filled out in the comments.

Before my termination the owner which is my manager/boss/employer said he will put dismissal on my ROE and told me he would tell Service Canada "fired without cause" if he were called up upon.

And I did receive termination pay because if I was fired with cause, I would not have received my termination pay. Fired with cause I believe means if I was caught for theft, mischief, etc ..

Which none of that happened, I was actually pissed I lost my job. Me and him plus his son and wife just did not get along mutually anymore and he terminated me on my next shift, it had nothing to do with my performance. He just had an ill disliking of me. That's what I get for sticking around at a franchise when the new owners fire all of management and try to take care of management themselves.

Anyways thanks for the input everyone, how about becoming a part time student would take affect my situation? Part-time meaning taking online classes so I can still work from home.

this answer is correct.....just to clarify that I believe it is the case that you must receive the approval before actually starting the course and the course likely has to be something related to skills upgrading or to improve your employment situation. definitely find out where your local resource centre is and check with them first.

You've put in the work hours to qualify you for EI. It should be irrelevant WHAT you're going to be doing once you stop working (whether fired, or resigned, or layed off or whatever), point is-you qualify-> You get EI.

It is completely relevant what your going to be doing once you stop working. You only qualify if you are seeking gainful employment. If you aren't you, don't qualify.

You've put in the work hours to qualify you for EI. It should be irrelevant WHAT you're going to be doing once you stop working (whether fired, or resigned, or layed off or whatever), point is-you qualify-> You get EI.

You must have mistaken EI for something resembling an actual insurance program.

You don't qualify for EI? You certainly wouldn't (or at least likely wouldn't) qualify for OSAP because heck, unless you're pimpin' and have mortgage payments up the wazooo...who doesn't save enough to carry them over a year or so. Certainly the year afterwards perhaps as your last years income at THAT point would be $0...but this time around, your last years employment salary is not exactly..small.

Unless things have changed, when I lost a job in Quebec and wanted to learn French part time (and there is nothing more relevant to your job in Quebec than learning French), they would not let me have EI.

You've put in the work hours to qualify you for EI. It should be irrelevant WHAT you're going to be doing once you stop working (whether fired, or resigned, or layed off or whatever), point is-you qualify-> You get EI.

EI isn't a bank account to for you to draw on whenever you feel like not working; it's insurance to make sure you don't starve to death during the time it takes to find a new job. Except for a few special circumstances (eg. quitting your job to care for a terminally ill family member) you must be ready, willing, and able to work each day and be actively looking for a new job to qualify for benefits.